Eminent Domain Report

I wanted to alert people to two meetings coming up soon that may be of interest if you're in Southern California. 

• IRWA, Chapter 57 meeting on March 2:  Chapter 57 is holding its monthly meeting tomorrow in Riverside.  The speaker will be Chris Mazier from Lawyers Title and his subject will be Preliminary Title Reports and their Dreaded Schedule B Items!  As all eminent domain attorneys and right of way consultants know, navigating "Schedule B" issues is a huge part of the precondemnation planning process.  And having now spent a huge part of the last several months reviewing Schedule B items as part of our efforts to acquire the right of way necessary for the sbX E-Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit project in San Bernardino on behalf of SANBAG, I am certainly interested in what Chris has to say. 
  
  The meeting will be held at the Riverside Convention Center, 3443 Orange Street, Riverside, starting at 11:30 am.  The lunch costs $18 if you RSVP or $22 at the door.  For more information or to RSVP, contact Jan Spindler.
   

• IRWA, Chapter 67 meeting on March 8:  Chapter 67 is holding its monthly meeting next Tuesday in Santa Ana.  The speaker will be Ken Lee of Rosenow-Spevacek Group, Inc. He will be providing an update on Governor Brown's proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies. 
  
  As anyone who follows our blog (and probably anyone whose work involves eminent domain and/or redevelopment) knows, the effort to abolish redevelopment agencies has been a hot topic since early January, and things seem to be coming to a head, as the draft legislation to implement the Governor's proposal was released by the Department of Finance last week. 
  
  The meeting will be held at the Santa Ana/OC Airport Holiday Inn, located at 2726 South Grand Ave., Santa Ana CA 92705, starting at noon.  Lunch is $15 for IRWA members who RSVP in advance, $20 for everyone else.  For more information or to RSVP, contact Joe Munsey.